These Before-and-After Kitchen Projects Will Inspire You

Updated on 2/9/2015 at 9:25 AM

Looking to revamp your kitchen decor? Porch rounded up 10 of the best kitchen remodels of 2014. Check out these gorgeous photos for some inspiration!

Your kitchen is the heart of your home — where cooking, love, and laughter are combined when your friends and family come together. When you first see your kitchen, do you feel a sense of panic? Or do you dread spending time in your kitchen space? This may mean it's time to tear down the old and bring in the new. Remodeling your kitchen can be life changing, and these 10 kitchen before and afters prove it.

We've chosen our top 10 favorite before-and-after kitchen projects that turned each kitchen into something even more beautiful than before.

1. Midcentury Meets Country

A cheerful white makeover brightened up this kitchen. Open shelving, dark cabinets, and wood countertops help tie together the country elements. Find out what finishes, fixtures, and furnishings were used to complete this new space, here.

2. All White

After multiple cabinet replacements and kitchen renovation projects, this open-shelving kitchen was transformed into a space double the size and storage.

3. Fresh and Open

With large cabinetry and vintage features, this outdated kitchen got an entirely new face-lift. From raised ceilings to new cabinets and countertops, this kitchen came to life from scratch.

4. Black and White

This 18-month kitchen renovation involved many late nights of installing molding, wiring, and tiling, but the work resulted in a customized kitchen perfectly fit for the owners.

5. Bold Blue

Turquoise paint fills this kitchen to add a pop of color that bounces off white appliances and countertops.

6. Black, White, and Gray

Extra feminine touches like flowers and dishes dress up this basic color-schemed kitchen. Get a glance of every corner from the kitchen to the dining room by checking out the rest of the after photos.

7. White Country Chic

This kitchen remodel kept costs low by keeping the old cabinets, though the hardware was painted and restored for a refreshed look. Other changes involved a new custom island, granite countertops, oak laminate flooring, and more!

8. Gray and White

In eight weeks, this 1950s kitchen got a new look with the removal of the built-in bench and table and the installation of a new sink with a motion sensor faucet, along with the addition of beautiful tiling, cabinetry hardware, and fresh coats of paint.

9. Ikea Cozy Modern

This Ikea kitchen remodel features an amazing patterned wall with hand-painted cement tiles that were made in Nicaragua.

10. 50s Ranch

An open setting, plenty of storage, and perfectly matching decorative decor pieces tie together this home's new kitchen!